CALLING STUDENTS TO SERVE THE HOMELESS - A PROJECT TO PROMOTE ALTRUISM AND COMMUNITY-SERVICE

Americans' participation in community and civic activities has decline d over the last several decades. This article describes a project in w hich social work faculty, practitioners, and students cooperated to de velop and implement a local, college-based community service project t o house the homeless. The author focuses on the impact of a Service Le arning Seminar-a one-credit course that combined academic and communit y service work-on students' prosocial attitudes. He discusses the proj ect's theoretical basis, the research findings, methodological weaknes ses, and implications for the future.